Rush Stories (from activs/alums)

maggieaxid · #1 07-16-2002, 02:32 PM

Ok, there once was an old thread dedicated to this, but it has since dissapeared. But this is for all the alums/actives to share their Rush Stories so that the new PNM's on GC can get a feel for what rush might be like and what is happening to them is completely normal.

****one rule: don't bash other orgs!*****

I'll start....

I went through recruitment at Elon University (then, Elon College) in NC. There were 6 NPC sororities (AZD, AOTT, PhiMu, Tri-Sigma, ZTA, and ASA) to choose from and we had formal recruitment the first week of February. And my campus was probably about 55%-60% greek. I decided to rush bc thats what all my friends were doing. except for one, who was dead set against it.

I went into rush having my heart set on Tri-Sigma, I knew a lot of the girls and the chapter president's sister lived on my hall and i was really good friends with her and would go hang out with the Tri-Sigma's alot. And I really thought I would be one.
First Round, I really liked AZD, PhiMu, ZTA and of course Tri-Sigma. However, when I got my invitations back, I was dropped from Tri-Sigma and was absolutely devistated. I thought I should drop out of rush, but my rho chi convinced me to go through and get to know the other chapters. I got to drop one organization, which was ASA, and thats bc I really didn't click with the girls and couldn't see myself there.
Second round I went back to AZD, PhiMu, ZTA and AOTT. AZD, AOTT, and PhiMu had incredibly similar skits. Except I liked AZD's the best bc they did theirs in black light and it was lots of fun! I realized I didn't feel very comfortable at ZTA or PhiMu. They just weren't me. So I was kind of relieved when I got my invites the next day and ZTA had dropped me. I then dropped PhiMu and went back to AOTT and AZD.
The pref parties were totally different. And although AOTT's was extremely touching and made me cry, there was something more at AZD. I couldn't tell you what it was, but it just was.
And the next day was bid day and after our rho chis tortured us by handing them out and making us sit on them while they went through all the directions on what was to happen next, we then got to open them. And I got AZD! and it turned out my RhoChi was an AZD too!
On bid day, there were some girls screaming and cheering, others were crying and dissatisfied. It's just something that happens. But you do end up where you are sapossed to be.